Health

Cholera : Ogun Govt. Takes Step on Outbreak

Web News 19 October 2023 204 0

By Olusegun Folarin  Ogun state government has commenced chlorinating wells in some parts of the state following the recent outbreak of cholera in Ijebu-North and Abeokuta North Local Government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who made this known during a Continue Reading

Human Angle

Govt Orders Investigation into Death from Alcohol

Web News 24 July 2023 283 0

By Olusegun Folarin The Ogun State Government says it has initiated a thorough investigation into the source and nature of the locally brewed alcoholic drinks that allegedly killed eight people in Ijebu North East and Odogbolu local government areas of the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. Tomi Coker made this […]Continue Reading

Health

Ogun flags off Polio Outbreak Response

Web News 20 January 2023 463 0

Ogun State Government says there is need for sustained efforts towards the eradication of the wild polio virus and other variants in the country. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker stated this during the flag-off ceremony for the second round of Polio Outbreak Response, OBR 2, at Ikenne Primary Health Care, Ikenne Local Government. […]Continue Reading

Health

40% of expectant mothers patronise Quacks- Health Commissioner

Web News 17 October 2022 360 0

The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker says new data has indicated 40% of expectant mothers in the state choose to visit Traditional Birth Attendances (TBAs) for delivery, which may be having an impact on the outcome for both mother and child.  The commissioner while responding to the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS […]Continue Reading

Health

Ogun Government Seeks Support of CDAs On Health Insurance Scheme

Web News 3 November 2021 1163 0

Ogun State Government wants community leaders and other stakeholders to support the drive to implement the state’s health insurance scheme for effective and qualitative healthcare delivery. Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker while addressing leaders of Community Development Associations from the twenty local government areas of the state at the office of Continue Reading

Health

Get vaccinated within 60 days or else… – Gov. Abiodun

Web News 2 November 2021 424 0

The Ogun State Government has issued a sixty-day ultimatum to residents to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or be prevented from enjoying essential public services or engaging in any form of business transactions. Governor Dapo Abiodun who disclosed this in Abeokuta, at the official flag-off of the state’s mass Covid-19 Vaccination campaign, targeting 2 million people Continue Reading

Health

Ogun Restates Commitment To Reproductive Healthcare Of Women

Web News 1 October 2021 808 0

Ogun State Government says it is determined to sustain the empowerment of women of reproductive age and families through the provision of quality family planning services to further improve the health indices of the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker made this known in Abeokuta, at the “End of Project Dissemination” put together by […]Continue Reading

Health

We are committed to preventing avoidable deaths – Ogun Health Commissioner

Web News 25 September 2021 805 0

Stakeholders in the health sector have been urged to support and take ownership of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, as a key intervention and innovation to ensure accountability and sustainability of qualitative healthcare delivery for people at the grassroots. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker made the call in Abeokuta, during a stakeholders’ meeting […]Continue Reading

Health

Cholera Outbreak: Ogun Govt. Embarks On Sensitization Programme

Web News 15 September 2021 556 0

Ogun state government has embarked on sensitization programme to enlighten residents of the state on prevention of the disease.The cholera outbreak had reportedly killed one person in Sabo area of Abeokuta in the state.The commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, during the enlightenment visit to Sabo Community in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the […]Continue Reading

Yoruba

Ìjọba Ìpínlẹ̀ Ògùn Gùnlé Ìlanilọ́yẹ̀ Lórí Ẹ̀yà Àrùn Covid-19 Min

Web News 14 July 2021 440 0

Ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ Ògùn ti gùnlé ìlanilọ́yẹ̀ lórí àyẹ̀wò láwọn ìjọba ìbílẹ̀ márun tí àrùn covid-19 ti nwopo pẹ̀lú àmọ̀nràn fáwọn olùgbé ibẹ̀ láti ríì dájú wípé wọn tẹ̀lé ìlànà ìlera lọ́nà àti dáàbòbò ara wọn lórí ẹ̀yà TUNTUN ÀRÙN COVID-19 tí a mọ̀ si Delta. Alákoso fọ́rọ̀ ìlera nípinlẹ̀ Ògùn, Dókítà Tomi Coker ló sọ̀rọ̀ […]Continue Reading

Health

Delta Variant: Ogun Govt. Mobilises For Increased Testing

Web News 14 July 2021 771 0

Ogun State government is to embark on the mobilization for testing in the five high burdened local government areas of the state, with an advice to the residents to ensure strict adherence to public health and social measures in place to protect themselves from the virulent Delta variant of SARS Cov-2.  The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. […]Continue Reading

Health

Ogun Govt. Inaugurates 2021 Insecticides Campaign

Web News 12 March 2021 469 0

Ogun State Government has inaugurated the 2021 insecticides treated nets Campaign Coordination Network aimed at undertaking high-level advocacy and promotion of stakeholder’s engagement on the regular use of insecticides treated nets to prevent malaria disease. Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker while inaugurating the Committee in Abeokuta decried the Continue Reading

Health

Ogun Govt. Throws Weight Behind Alternative Medicine Practitioners

Web News 27 October 2020 1405 0

Ogun State Government is to support training and licensing of alternative medicine practitioners for improvement of the practice. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, made this known while hosting the newly inaugurated Alternate Medicine Board led by the Chairman, Mr. Balogun Olaleye, in her office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Dr. Coker, said that the Covid-19 Continue Reading

News

Hypertension is a silent killer – Ogun Commissioner

Web News 30 September 2020 1103 0

World Health Organisation is to increase awareness about hypertension and Non-Communicable Disease. The Coordinator of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Organisation, Dr Olatunde Yewande, while speaking in Abeokuta at the Ogun State inauguration of its Hypertension Control Initiative aimed at providing a robust database on the prevalence of hypertension and fine-tune Continue Reading

Health

Make staffing, equipping of PHCs a priority – Ogun Speaker

Web News 30 September 2020 643 0

Ogun State Ministry of Health has been charged to accord priority to equipping and staffing of Primary Health Care facilities and sensitize residents of rural communities on the importance of accessing health services.  The Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, OGHA, Mr Olakunle Oluomo made the call at an interactive session with the State Commissioner […]Continue Reading

Health

Ogun Health Workers Commence Use of Protective Glass Box

Web News 24 April 2020 689 0

Health workers at the Ogun State COVID-19 Testing Centres have commenced the use of protective glass box instead of the usual disposable Personal Protective Equipment, PPEs, while collecting samples for screening.  The State Ministry of Health, had recently announced that the unique Protective Glass Box was more reliable against infection compared with the PPE which […]Continue Reading

Health

Coronavirus: Ogun Launches Android App

Web News 2 March 2020 759 0

The Ogun State Government has launched a mobile application to enhance information dissemination among health workers. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who made this known at the Emergency Operation Committee held on Sunday in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, said the Android application was one of the measures to contain the Coronavirus incident. Dr Coker said Continue Reading